Bonuses! Alexander Volkanovski banks $100K for first finish in three years

MMA-UFC-UAE — Australia’s Alexander Volkanovski reacts reacts after defeating Russia’s Movsar Evloev in their men’s featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi early on October 25, 2026. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP via Getty Images)

Australia’s Alexander Volkanovski reacts reacts after defeating Russia’s Movsar Evloev in their men’s featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi early on October 25, 2026. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP via Getty Images)

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Alexander Volkanovski turned in a classic performance earlier today (Sat., Oct. 24, 2026) at UFC 333 LIVE on Paramount+ from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, defeating Movsar Evloev via TKO to retain his UFC featherweight title. In co-main event action, Petr Yan successfully defended his UFC bantamweight title in an epic trilogy fight opposite former titleholder Merab Dvalishvili (highlights HERE).

In addition to the two title fights, UFC’s return to Abu Dhabi produced a long list of memorable performances and highlight-reel finishes. Check out some of the key moments below and let us know which fighters stood out among the rest!

Lightweight prospect Kody Steele delivered the biggest win of his UFC career thus far with a first-round TKO stoppage over France’s Noah Gugnon (see it HERE)
Abus Magomedov put his name back in the mix at 185 pounds with a suffocating submission finish over Cam Rowston
Undefeated light heavyweight prospect Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev leveled up to a contender with a brutal knee knockout over veteran Nikita Krylov (watch HERE)
Veteran Dominick Reyes put the light heavyweight division back on notice with a brutal first-round head kick TKO finish over Azamat Murzakanov
Aaron Pico punched his ticket to a top 10 featherweight matchup with a blistering 74-second TKO finish over Losene Keita (highlights HERE)
Flyweight contender Lone’er Kavanagh returned to the win column with a stunning TKO stoppage over knockout specialist Ramazan Temirov

Now that the Octagon action has concluded, let’s take a closer look at the official UFC 333 post-fight bonus winners. Remember, each winner gets an extra $100,000, while every fighter leftover who earned a finish gets $25,000.

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